“At worst a passive life is only pitied, yet God counts it as a tragedy when we choose to simply watch life rather than live it.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Location 443). Kindle Edition.

There is word that has been going over in my mind this morning as I have been walking and praying. The word is steady, to hold steady. Now to hold steady doesn’t mean to me to be passive. Steady means to keep doing, to hold steady at doing what you are doing. To be passive means to do nothing. That is different.

As I walk I see a lot of squirrels. It is great to see them holding steady at the tasks that God has placed within then to do every day for their sustenance for their survival. They could be counted faithful. They are not tempted to say, “Well, I know that God has said that He will provided for me my daily bread so I am just going to sit idly by and trust God to take care of me.” If they did that then they would starve. Something inside them drives them to be faithful at finding food for this day and the days ahead. God has given them an opportunity and a drive to fulfill that opportunity to live.

God would say, “Look at the squirrels, look at the birds of the air at they hold steady at the opportunity for life that I have given them.” God has a plan for us but He has a task in that plan for us to do. He wants us to hold steady.

How are you doing today? Are you discouraged with the monotony of life or the difficulties of life? Are you looking for a way out? Are you ready to sit down and quit because it may have been a very tough week? Don’t give in to that temptation? Just hold steady. Keep at it. Keep at living the life that God has given you the opportunity to live.

So how are you doing at holding steady?

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